tuesday

thru sun: socially relevant film festival: the 13th socially relevant film festival presents 44 films from 20 countries that deal with different aspects of social issues and human interest stories. lenfest center for the arts, cinema village, and mrhs. $15+. >>

tues 7pm: fab 5 freddy: everybody’s fly: hip hop pioneer fab 5 freddy takes the stage at the cooper union to celebrate his memoir, everybody’s fly, a street-level look at how nyc’s underground art and music scene transformed mainstream culture from the late ’70s to now. he will be joined in conversation by booker prize-winning author marlon james. the great hall at the cooper union (east village), free admission (rsvp required). >>

tues 7pm (rescheduled from 2/24): union pool’s fouth annual free tuesdays: union pool’s annual free tuesday concert series is back for another winter season, concluding tonight with six organs of admittance and mark morgan. >>

tues 7:30pm doors: park slop comedy: wally barram and lucas connolly present an intimate comedy show at two boots pizza in park slope, with stand-up by gus constantellis (comedy central), jenni zigrino (comedy central), ariel elias (kimmel), and james mwaura (jfl). bonus: free beer 7:30-8pm (one per person), and raffles for free pizza. free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>

tues 8pm: scientific controversies: quantum weirdness: theoretical physicist and author paul davies (quantum 2.0 ) and experimental quantum physicist natalia ares discuss the past, present, and future of quantum physics at the latest installment of pioneer works’ scientific controversies series. hosted by barnard physics and astronomy professor and pioneer works director of sciences janna levin. food will be available for purchase, and stargazing with the amateur astronomers association will precede and follow the event. pioneer works (red hook), free admission (donations welcome). >>

tues 8pm: silver linings comedy – tragic storytelling with a twist: four comedians share stories from the darkest times in their lives, and find the silver linings. empire stage (prospect lefferts garden), $10. >>

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Night of Ideas

Tuesday, March 31 | 6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Villa Albertine | 972 Fifth Avenue, New York

Marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this year’s Night of Ideas explores what remains of Enlightenment ideals—and what might come next.

The full schedule is now online. Explore the evening’s conversations, readings, salons, and performances and register to attend.

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wednesday

weds thru 5/31: keith haring exhibition: the brant foundation tracks keith haring’s rise from subway artist to pop-art icon in a major exhibition focused on his works from 1980–1983. the brant foundation (east village), $20 general, $18 seniors, $15 students, $15 east village residents. >>

weds 12:30pm: ice theatre of new york: 2025-26 city skate pop-up performances: ice theatre of new york’s annual ice dance performance series returns to public outdoor skating rinks for the fall-winter season. today: the rink at rockefeller center (midtown). free admission. >>

weds 6:30pm: 2026 science + literature ceremony: the national book foundation, alfred p. sloan foundation, and the cooper union celebrate the three 2026 science + literature selected titles in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with a night of readings and conversation with kimberly blaeser (ancient light), patricia ononiwu kaishian (forest euphoria: the abounding queerness of nature), and anna north (bog queen). hosted by since friday’s flora lichtman at the cooper union’s frederick p. rose auditorium (east village). free (rsvp). >>

weds 7pm: the twisted spine + mise en scènt present: candlelit silent reading night: part quiet reading, part community gathering, all cozy. bring what you’re reading and spend the evening surrounded by candlelight, books, and fellow story lovers. bonus: $1 off select beer and wine, plus save 20% on all candles. the twisted spine (williamsburg), free admission. >>

weds 7pm (monthly): fantastic fiction at kgb: this monthly speculative-fiction reading series, hosted by editor ellen datlow and writer matthew kressel at kgb bar (east village), welcomes writers c.s.e. cooney (saint death’s herald) and kristina ten (tell me yours, i’ll tell you mine) for a night of readings and discussion. free admission. >>

weds 7pm: peer revue: ted talks with a twist. peer revue returns with real experts giving real talks on big ideas—like quarks or the fall of rome—while comedians wing it while trying to make sense of slides they’ve never seen before. hosted by ben lillie, with talks by lizabanks campagna, sam kebede, kaitlin schmidt, and moiya mctier, and comedy by shyaporn theerakulstit, brielle demirjian, andy vega, and josh nasser. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skintrevue’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

weds 7:30pm: motion picture pop quiz: screening party meets trivia competition at motion picture pop quiz, where you’ll watch short clips from movies, tv shows, and news reports while entertainers craft questions on the spot. answers are judged on correctness or creativity, with winners chosen by a random drawing. lo-res bar at nitehawk williamsburg, free admission. >>

weds 8pm: sinners comedy: sinners comedy: comics perform stand-up sets, then dig into a bucket of anonymously submitted audience sins, turning bad decisions, questionable choices, and other moral misdemeanors into comedy. featuring hanna dickinson (comedy central), jay jurden (fallon), sean patton (english teacher), and victor tran (sxsw). hosted by dan davies and caitlin peluffo. saint restaurant bar + speakeasy (east village), save $5 with promo code ‘skint’ >>

weds 8pm: loser’s lounge singalong: elton john and lady gaga: celebrate elton john and lady gaga’s shared birthday month with a piano bar sing-along featuring anna roisman, paige siegwardt, alex petrullo, joe mcginty, and singers from the loser’s lounge. piano karaoke follows. free admission (bring tips for the performers). >>

weds 9pm: my kinda night! a queer variety show: billie bullock and sarah creamin’ onion host an evening filled with drag, cabaret, comedy, and more at medusa bar brooklyn (east williamsburg). free admission (bring $ to tip the performers). >>

thursday

thurs thru 3/25: marilyn monroe: celluloid dream: the museum of modern art presents a 13-film series exploring marilyn monroe’s complexity, including bus stop, don’t bother to knock, gentlemen prefer blondes, some like it hot, the misfits, and more, along with david lynch’s mulholland dr., included for its take on the hollywood dream. museum of modern art (midtown), $14 general, $12 seniors, $10 students. >>

thurs 7-11pm: pancakes + booze art show: a feast for your eyes and belly, the pancakes + booze pop-up art show takes over brooklyn monarch with works by more than 150 local artists, music, and all-you-can-eat pancakes. brooklyn monarch (east williamsburg), $19.05 adv, $ 20 door. >>

thurs 7:30pm: julia + friends: comedian and actor julia shiplett (hbo, netflix, showtime) works on her half hour while some of her favorite comedians stop by and do their thing. with special guests: george civeris, sydnee washington, petey deabreu, and bridget foley. union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

thurs 8pm: jo firestone presents: the ‘199th’ international pretzel stackers competition: snack stack match! teams of 1–4 people get one hour to build the tallest and/or most beautiful structure out of hard pretzels and edible adhesive (mustard, jam, marshmallow fluff, pimento cheese, etc.). judging favors height, but creativity and execution may sway the panel. byo pretzels + edible glue to compete, or just come watch the carb-based architecture rise. comedian jo firestone (after midnight, fallon). proceeds will benefit the midwest immigration bond fund. littlefield (gowanus), $11.79 with promo code ‘letspretz’ (reg. $14.86). >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): savage! comedy show: savage comedy returns to logan’s run in park slope. hosted by lizzie martinez, melissa rocha, nonye brown-west, and chloé cunha, tonight’s show includes standup by kate willett (colbert), stephon hightower (amazon), cheyenne boozer (ucb), andrew tavin (tbs rooftop comedy), and josh day. bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): tip top tits comedy show: it’s comedy or bust at janet hyde and mary cella’s stand-up show, featuring april boddie (buzzfeed), ja-ron young (one-liner madness champion), tony zaret (chris gethard presents), and more. bonus: $3 pbrs. tip-top bar + grill (bed-stuy), free admission. >>

thurs 9pm (monthly): comedy ugly: a comedy strip show: comedians reveal more than just punchlines at comedy ugly, a standup show where performers remove an article of clothing between jokes. featuring: peter liu, danny suggs, lauren hope krass, and marito lopez. hosted by alysia hush and kim dinaro. easy lover (east williamsburg), free admission. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: claudia bitrán: titanic, a deep emotion, art of noise at cooper hewitt, the jim irsay collection at christie’s, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint

tuesday

tues: st. patrick’s day events:

► the 16 best irish pubs in nyc [via the infatuation] >>

► thru tues: free krispy kreme: wear green, score a free green o’riginal doughnut at participating krispy kreme locations. >>

► tues 8am: 14th annual irish book day: free books by irish, irish american, and nyc-based writers, courtesy of irish arts center (citywide). >>

► tues 11am-4:30pm: the 265th nyc st. patrick’s day parade: fifth avenue, from 44th to 79th street. >>

► tues 6-10pm: hekate’s sober st. patrick’s day: hekate café + elixir lounge (alphabet city/east village), free admission. >>

► tues 7:30pm: what’s the craic? a st. patrick’s day comedy show: union hall (park slope), $15 adv, $20 door. >>

► tues 8pm: the most irish drink: a lecture with maura clare of smuggling nun: the national arts club (gramercy), free admission (donations welcome). >>

► tues 8-10pm: lic bar’s annual st patrick’s day salute to the music of van morrison: long island city, queens. free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): brooklyn books + booze: hear established and up-and-coming authors of different genres read from their current works every third tuesday of the month at barrow’s intense tasting room (industry city). tonight’s lineup includes daphne fama, kelly robson, kristina ten, and russ colchamiro. hosted by randee dawn. free admission. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): astronomy on tap: ‘seeing green’ edition: things are looking up at astronomy on tap, a night where astronomy enthusiasts gather at a local bar for talks by professional scientists and educators—plus themed games and other cosmic fun. somethin’ else in dekalb market hall (downtown brooklyn), free admission. >>

tues 7pm: risk! live show and story slam: hear guests tell true stories they never thought they’d share in public at kevin allison’s risk! show. tonight’s ‘bold choices’-themed show includes storytellers bailey swilley, kelli dunham, and kenice mobley, plus a mini-story slam featuring short stories told by selected audience members. featuring guest host jc cassis. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

tues 7pm (monthly): the broad squad: kendra cunningham presents a monthly comedy variety show featuring a female-fronted lineup. tonight’s performers include maggie champagne, max cohen, mel deluca, and melissa rocha. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>

tues 7:30pm doors: park slop comedy: wally barram and lucas connolly present an intimate comedy show at two boots pizza in park slope, with stand-up by gastor almonte (comedy central), kate willet (netflix), jamie wolfe, shaunak godkhindi, and sureni weerasekera. bonus: free beer 7:30-8pm (one per person), and raffles for free pizza. free admission ($10 suggested donation). >>

tues 9:30pm: story-oke: sing and tell: part karaoke, part confessional. story-oke invites performers and audience members alike to share a true story about their connection to a song – or the song itself – and then sing the hell out of it. tonight’s show features stories about meet-cutes in the apple store, growing up with an over-the-top military dad, stalking boys on the ues and more. plus, whatever you, the audience, want to bring to the stage. hosted by shyaporn theerakulstit. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

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This is Real brings Target Margin Theater’s transgressive spirit to life for America in 2026. Created by 2025 Obie Award-winning director David Herskovits and a cohort of artists, this new work is inspired by the obsessions of the great French writer Jean Genet: power, sex, and revolution. This is a patriotic play.

A theater. A brothel. A business. In This is Real, performers enact fantasies of American power while an insurrection rages just outside. As the dust settles, who among us will be left wearing the crown? And what sacrifices must be made?

“Every time you see one of [Herskovits]’ meticulously created shows, you leave more confused than ever, and you’re better for it” (2025 Obie Awards). For This is Real, Herskovits and company ask audiences to consider the beauty and wisdom of the outsider. Aren’t we, all of us, outsiders in our own ways?

Tickets starting from $30: TargetMargin.org/ThisIsReal

wednesday

weds 6pm (filmmaker mixer at 6pm, screenings at 7:30pm): artists + beers: pair cinema with cervezas at ‘artists + beers,’ a semi-monthly screening series highlighting short films, docs, and music videos by local filmmakers. hosted by nancy pop, curran banach, and chip parham. all night skate (bed-stuy), free admission. >>

sponsored: weds 7pm: jessica lange, santino fontana, and more join colum mccann for a night of irish readings: selected shorts at symphony space (uws) celebrates a new generation of greatness with an evening of short fiction curated from a few of the many irish writers publishing today. colum mccann (let the great world spin, twist) leads us on this literary foray through the emerald isle. with performances by nicholas barasch (pirates! the penzance musical), crystal dickinson (the blood quilt), santino fontana (frozen, tootsie), jessica lange (american horror story), and aedín moloney (the history of sound)! take great stories by well-known and emerging writers, add captivating actors of stage and screen, and you have selected shorts—unforgettable nights of literature in performance. skint readers can get a $20 tier 2 ticket using the code ‘irish’ >>

weds 7pm: before gender with eli erlick: author and activist eli erlick discusses before gender: lost stories from trans history, 1850-1950, her new book about the lives of 30 trailblazing trans people who were influential in their time, but largely unknown today, with writer harron walker at hive mind books (bushwick). free-$10 admission, $29.95 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>

weds 7pm (monthly): adam wade: live in new york: 20-time moth story slam winner adam wade returns to under st. marks theater with a storytelling show featuring three to four different stories from his extensive catalog (no two shows will be the same) and a different special guest who’ll kick things off. under st. marks theater (east village), sliding scale admission. >>

weds 8pm (monthly): punderdome: comedy pun slam: pun-masters have a war of the words at the beloved pun-slinging competition. tonight’s installment includes an all-star tournament of pun champions and the ‘can you beat a ‘dome champ?’ challenge. hosted by fred firestone. littlefield (gowanus), $14 adv, $16 day-of. >>

weds 8pm (biweekly): flash comedy: have a picture-perfect night of laughs at the flash comedy show, where the hosts snap free polaroids of you and your friends to take home. hosted by claire parker (celebrity memoir book club), audrey black (cracked), and temi adeoye, tonight’s show features james tom, saheim patrick, gabby jordan brown, katherine gorham, jared waters, shosh brodman, and chika. mood ring (bushwick), $12. >>

weds 9:30pm: facebook marketplace live!: inspired by facebook marketplace, craigslist, and buy nothing groups, this game show pits comedians in a series of marketplace-themed games to win the title of ‘king of sh*t.’ hosted by amanda melhuish (reductress) and virginia dickens (the onion). caveat (les), $14.67 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $22-23). >>

thursday

thurs thru sun: affordable art fair: the affordable art fair (spring edition) returns, showcasing original contemporary artworks starting at $100. starrett lehigh building (chelsea), free admission with donation of an art supply thursday 6–8pm, $35 all other dates/times. >>

thurs thru sun: westfest 2026: the annual west fest dance festival returns with works by 16 artists in two unique programs at westbeth artist housing (west village). sliding scale admission starts at $20. >>

thurs 6pm doors: presentation dating: anything goes, from powerpoints to interpretive dance, guitar solos, and odes to love, as single audience members put themselves on display for willing attendees at the presentation dating show. solas (east village), $15-20. >>

thurs 6-9pm: sva mfa fine arts spring 2026 open studios: meet art students from around the world working in a wide range of mediums at the school of visual arts’s annual spring open studios event. sva (chelsea), free (rsvp). >>

thurs 6:15pm (season ends today): ice theatre of new york: 2025-26 city skate pop-up performances: ice theatre of new york’s annual ice dance performance series returns to public outdoor skating rinks for the fall-winter season. tonight: wollman rink in central park. free admission. >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): facts machine: science, comedy + trivia: scientists and comedians share the stories behind their favorite facts, ‘conduct experiments’ (i.e. play drinking games), and test their knowledge with a trivia challenge loosely inspired by this month’s theme: brain science. hosted by scientists and pub trivia hosts em costa, noah guiberson, and rob frawley. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘theskint’ (reg. $24-$25). >>

thurs 7pm (various dates thru 5/7): bam free music series: brooklyn academy of music’s second free music season turns the spotlight on caribbean artists and sounds. tonight: award-winning trinidadian-american soca artist anika berry, brooklyn steel band hearts of steel, and other guests. the adam space (bamcafé) at bam’s peter j. sharp building (fort greene), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm (monthly): pete’s reading series: hear from literary icons and newcomers alike at this long-running reading series, hosted by temim fruchter and brian gresko. tonight’s event features melissa faliveno (hemlock), vanessa lawrence (sheer), svetlana satchkova (the undead), and alice yang (a beast slinks toward beijing). pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: the book of red flags: live!: join comedian, actor and writer jenny gorelick for a launch event celebrating new book the book of red flags: dating signs they aren’t it, featuring dating advice, giveaways, and guest comedians amber singletary, maddy kelly, sureni weerasekera, and daniela mora. union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

thurs 8pm: afters: stories of so-called endings: from breakups to breakdowns, ‘afters’ is comedy storytelling show about the fresh starts that come from life’s endings, with each story backed by a three-piece band improvising a musical score to the twists and turns of the tale. stick around for live band karaoke after the show. hosted by julie piñero. salon on kingston (crown heights), $10. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): the shawshank redemption entirely from memory: watch as blindly-cast ten bones theatre company performers attempt to recreate the shawshank redemption on stage—without the aid of scripts or rehearsals. as chaos ensues, drinks are drunk while the players are challenged to incorporate lines written by the audience and create ‘deleted’ scenes. littlefield (gowanus), $12 adv, $14 day of. >>

thurs 8:30pm (+ 4/16): i love you… but: married comedian couple courtney maginnis and casey james salengo present a comedy show about the highs and lows of love and marriage in the modern age. pine box rock shop (bushwick), free admission. >>

thurs 9:30pm: three-day champion: three-day champion is a comedic storytelling podcast wrapped inside a game show where comedian contestants are asked, ‘if you were a three-day champion on a game show, what three stories about yourself would you choose to tell?’ hosted by christine walters with guests natasha vaynblat (fallon), josh sharp (dicks: the musical), and alison leiby (oh god, a show about abortion), plus guest host jackie hoffman (only murders in the building). caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘champ2026’ (reg. $24-25). >>

ongoing

our roundup of 30+ ongoing events: a keith haring exhibition at the brant foundation, art of noise at cooper hewitt, claudia bitrán: titanic, a deep emotion, film fests + series, and more. >>

stay safe and healthy
– the skint

Ireland has one of the most iconic literary histories and that tradition of excellence continues to this day. Selected Shorts celebrates a new generation of greatness with an evening of short fiction curated from a few of the many Irish writers publishing today. Colum McCann (Let the Great World Spin, Twist) leads us on this literary foray through the Emerald Isle. With performances by Nicholas Barasch (Pirates! The Penzance Musical), Crystal Dickinson (The Blood Quilt), Santino Fontana (Frozen, Tootsie), Jessica Lange (American Horror Story), and Aedín Moloney (The History of Sound)!

Take great stories by well-known and emerging writers, add captivating actors of stage and screen, and you have Selected Shorts—unforgettable nights of literature in performance.

Skint readers can get a $20 Tier 2 ticket using the code: Irish

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